Udoka listened and the Rockets changed their lineup and won by 28 points! Four new stars rebounded to help Durant capture his old club

Uduka really listened to the advice, and the Rockets won by 28 points after changing their lineup after two consecutive losses at the beginning of the season! The strong rebound of the four new stars helped Durant capture his old team, the Nets, and win his first win of the season.

The Rockets beat the Nets by 28 points

The NBA regular season competition continues. The Rockets, who are aiming to compete for the championship and suffered 2 consecutive losses at the beginning of the new season, ushered in their third opponent, the Nets. In the end, the Rockets defeated the Nets 137-109 and scored 28 points to sweep away the haze since the beginning of the season.

Since the opponent Nets is a really bad team and has suffered three consecutive defeats before the game, for the Rockets, the value of this 28-point victory is not enough to make Houston blindly optimistic, but it also gives the Rockets a chance to breathe and adjust.

Not only did Uduka's change of formation achieve miraculous results, but four new stars, including Ethan and Shepard, also rebounded strongly to help Durant, who was in poor form, defeat his old club.

Uduka's change of formation achieved miraculous results

With Van Jordan seriously injured, Uduka used the "5-high lineup" of Amen + Djia + Durant + Shen Jing + Adams in the first two games of the season. This lineup once performed well in the first show against the Thunder.

As a result, it was completely broken down in the second game against the Pistons, exposing a serious lack of shooting space, lack of ball-holding organization and lack of offensive initiation, which aroused widespread heated discussion from the outside world, and fans frequently encouraged the Rockets to change their formation.

Udoka did "listen to the advice" and quickly adjusted the lineup against the Nets. Not only did he remove Adams and no longer use the Twin Towers, he also unexpectedly put Okogie, who was not very high in the previous rotation, directly into the starting lineup.

This unexpected personnel adjustment yielded miraculous results. On the offensive end, Okogie scored 10 points on 2 of 2 3-pointers. At the same time, he played the role of the second ball-handler and successfully shared the pressure of Amen's organization.

On the defensive end, he spared no effort to play the role of disrupting the situation, successfully injecting energy into the stagnant Rockets' offense and defense, and established a lead of more than 15 points early in the game.

The four new stars rebounded to pressure Durant.

As the Rockets' starting lineup problem was solved, a group of new stars finally rebounded strongly and gradually found their respective roles.

After Durant scored 60 points in the first two games and endured a losing streak, facing the poor condition of his old team the Nets, the four new stars Amen, Shen Jing, Ethan and Shepard provided divine assists to help Durant capture his old team.

Among them, Ethan's performance was the most outstanding. After being lost in the first two games, Ethan scored 22 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block in this game. He even made 5 of 7 three-pointers. He was the biggest contributor to the Rockets' early lead.

For Ethan, this game is also a good start. After rejecting the Rockets' offer of nearly 100 million, he must continue to deliver such performance to truly get a big contract.

Shen Jing and Amen, the two core players inside and outside, also rebounded in this game. The former scored 21 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal. Among them, 2 of 2 three-pointers and 5 of 5 free throws show that Shen Jing has worked hard in the offseason.

+25's plus-minus value is second in the game, and he has the momentum to grow the Rockets' "Shen Jishi". If he can get closer to Jokic, develop a stable throw, and appropriately reduce the ball holding ratio, he will be more threatening.

After Okogie appropriately divided the pressure, Amen also found some comfortable offensive opportunities in this game. He scored 12 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, and 1 steal while making 0 turnovers. The plus-minus value was +33, the best in the game.

Compared to the three already strong rising stars, Sheppard's rebound obviously made the Rockets even more delighted.

Shepard started low and went high in this game, playing his best game of the season, scoring 15 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists and 1 steal. He finally began to show some personal characteristics in the game, especially after completely relaxing in the second half. Shepard hit consecutive three-pointers on the offensive end, and also completed a beautiful pre-judged steal and counterattack dunk on the defensive end.

Even if the opponent is indeed not strong, the rebound of the four new stars still gives the Rockets hope of solving the problem through internal tapping. In particular, Shepard's performance in the second half also makes him worthy of the Rockets continuing to provide him with growth opportunities despite record pressure.